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Raw Bytes Computer News KPBX FM 91.1 Radio National Public Radio Network Frank Delaney Producer Broadcast on Wednesday Morning 7:35 AM During Morning Edition Support Public Radio ! The Theater Of the Mind |
In computer news this week 05/09
/2007 A review of Anonymizer software – a software
program to hide your identity on the internet, and to protect you against
such perils as Phishing and pharming,
provide you with Anti Spyware protection, and give you the capability
of anonymous email. I’ve reviewed this program before on Raw Bytes. Anonymous Surfing hides
your IP address so online snoops are unable to track the sites you visit and
build profiles on your Internet activities. By redirecting your Web traffic
through their secure servers, your online identity is protected. Their
servers are armed with 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, similar
to that of your bank. So you can rest easy knowing that Anonymizer has you
and your family covered. Additionally, Anonymous
Surfing also protects you from inadvertently visiting Web sites that are
known to be phishing, pharming, or spyware sites. If you unknowingly visit one
of these sites, a warning page will display to notify you of the hidden
dangers that are lurking ahead. Phishing threats lure
unsuspecting email recipients into clicking a link in an email that looks
like it’s from their bank to update their account information. However,
these clever scams are simply trying to steal your personal information,
credit card information, and more. Anonymous Surfing protects against
phishing scams with a real-time anti-phishing feed that integrates into your
Web browser to block you from clicking through to these fraudulent sites.
Updated every fifteen minutes, this added protection automatically displays a
warning page to notify you that you are being led to a known phishing site. Pharming attacks are
similar to phishing in nature but they don’t rely on you clicking on
their fraudulent email. Pharming attacks are even more dangerous because they
are able to redirect you to a fraudulent Web site even if you type the URL
into your Internet browser. Anonymous Surfing protects against pharming
threats by routing all of your Internet traffic through their hardened,
secure servers. In addition, when you have Anonymous Surfing activated, your
Host file is never accessed so even if it’s corrupted, you will still
arrive at your intended destination safely. One new feature in this
version of Anonymizer is an anti-spyware module, which you can have running
in real time, or you can select to run it on demand. It’s estimated
that most computers have spyware on them, and you need to protect yourself
against this hazard. Another new feature is a
Digital Shredder, which you can run on demand to remove all traces of
websites you’ve visited, including temporary internet files, and
cookies. A computer expert could get on your computer and find out a lot of
information about your internet habits, without this protection. And one of the best new
features is Anonymous Email, where you can create a NYM – their verbage – and protect and maintain an anonymous
email identity. Anyone using the internet
today needs to be aware of these issues, and protect yourself accordingly. |
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